Airworthiness directives, 1973
96 ADs took effect in 1973. Every AD since 1946 has a page with its text, status and the registered aircraft it may apply to.
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.makes, d.models, d.effective_date FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d WHERE year(coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date)) = 1973 ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.makes, d.models, d.effective_date FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d WHERE year(coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date)) = 1973 ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
Earlier years
AD 70-23-02Wing Lower Main Spar Cap · Two AiResearch TPE331 series engines and increase in fuselage… (Cal Aero Industries STC SA1554WE or SA1747WE)AD 73-12-04Airsteps Hinged Fairing Link · Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount 810AD 73-12-02Hub Front Wall · Dowty Propellers (c) R186/4-30-4/AD 73-12-01Vertical Fin Skin Cracks · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206A, 206A-1 (OH-58A), 206B and 1 moreAD 73-14-02Cracks in Exhaust System · Piper PA-34-200AD 73-13-11Automatic Pilot Instruments · Textron 19A, 23, A23 and 10 moreAD 73-13-08Turbochargers · Cessna 421BAD 73-14-06Cracks in Prop Spinner Bulkhead · Commander 112AD 73-13-09Oil Supply Line Failure · Twin Commander 690AD 73-13-07Placard Installation · True Flight Holdings AA-1, AA-1A and AA-1BAD 73-13-06Aileron and Rudder Trim · de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The D.H.114 Heron Series 2A, D.H.114 Heron Series 2DA and D.H.114 Heron Series 2XAD 73-11-08Landing Gear Link Pins and Bolts · Aermacchi S.205 - 18/F, S.205 - 18/R, S.205 - 20/F and 2 moreAD 73-11-07Frayed Aileron Control Cables · Aermacchi S.205 - 18/F, S.205 - 18/R, S.205 - 20/F and 4 moreAD 73-11-03Regulator · International Inflatables RegulatorAD 73-13-04Carburetor Bowl Drain Plug · Continental Motors O-470-J, O-470-K, O-470-L and 1 moreAD 73-11-04Main Landing Gear Eye Bolt Seizure · Aermacchi S.205 - 18/R, S.205 - 20/R and S.205 - 22/RAD 73-12-06Elevator and Rudder Torque Tube Failure · Grumman American G-21 and G-21A (Army OA-9, Navy JRF-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, and -6B)AD 73-12-08Flap Track Support Structure · D & R Nevada 22 and 22MAD 73-11-06Engine Overheat · Maule Aerospace Technology M-4-180C, M-4-220C and M-4-220SAD 55-24-01Corrosion Inspection · Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation 8, 8A, 8B and 3 moreAD 73-11-01Idler Pulley Bearing Failure · Schweizer 269CAD 73-10-02Bendix Fuel Injectors · Bendix Fuel Injectors, AIO-320-A1A, AIO-320-A1B and 88 moreAD 73-10-05Rudder Hydraulic System · Boeing DC-10-10, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A, KDC-10) and 1 moreAD 73-10-01VIGV Scheduling · Rolls-Royce RB211-22B-02, RB211-22B/MOD 72-8700 and RB211-22C-02AD 73-09-06Operating Limitation Placard - Throttle Hangup · Piper PA-22, PA-22-108, PA-22-135 and 5 moreAD 72-17-01Induction Air Box Valve · Piper PA-34-200AD 72-25-02Oil Pump Drive Gear · Continental Motors RR C90-12F, RR C90-12FH, RR C90-12FJ and 14 moreAD 73-08-03Pylon Support Link · Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206A, 206A-1 (OH-58A), 206B and 1 moreAD 73-07-06Horizontal Stabilizer Support Tube · Aviat S-2AAD 73-08-02Oil Cooler Air Inlet Assembly · M7 Aerospace SA226-AT and SA226-TAD 73-07-07Fuel Hoses & Electrical Wiring Chafing · Cessna 310C, 310D, 310E and 19 moreAD 73-07-03Crack in Rudder Boost Actuator · D & R Nevada 22MAD 73-07-02Emergency Locator Transmitters · Garrett Emergency Locator TransmitterAD 73-07-01Wing Front Spar Lower Cap Cracks · Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 340, 440 and Military C-131E with STC SA1096WE or SA4-1100AD 73-06-02Fuel Siphoning · Twin Commander 500, 500-A, 500-B and 13 moreAD 73-06-01Leading Edge Slat Actuators · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreAD 67-18-03Engine Mount Truss · Lockheed Martin 382 and 382BAD 73-05-02Rudder Control System · Alexandria 17-30A, 17-31A and 17-31ATCAD 72-25-03Main Landing Gear Trunnion Support Beam · Boeing 727-100 Series, 727-100C Series, 727-200 Series and 3 moreAD 71-05-02Crankcase Main Bearings · Lycoming Engines IO-360-A1A, IO-360-A1B, IO-360-A1B6 and 9 moreAD 73-03-03Engine Induction Box Bolts · Alexandria 17-30AAD 73-01-03Life Jackets · Air Cruisers Life JacketsAD 68-09-01Crankshaft Flyweight Liners · Pratt & Whitney Division Military R-985 Series, Wasp Jr. A, Wasp Jr. B-4 and 10 moreAD 73-01-02Alternate Air System · Cessna 310N, 310P and 310QAD 72-07-11Flap pushrod end bearings · Revo Colonial C-1, Colonial C-2, Lake LA-4 and 3 moreAD 72-24-05Entry Door Closing Handle · Boeing DC-9-11, DC-9-12, DC-9-13 and 3 more